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Mixdown and bounce operations
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Preparing for mixdown

To prepare for mixdown, select the track channels that
you will mix down, and adjust the balance and tone of
each track.
1Lower the [STEREO] fader to the –∞ position.
2In the Quick Navigate section, repeatedly
press the [RECORD] key or hold down the
[RECORD] key and use the CURSOR [ ]/[ ]
keys to access the MIXDOWN page of the
RECORD screen.
The MIXDOWN page is where you can perform
mixdown operations. In this page you can select the
channels that will be recorded via the stereo bus
onto the stereo track.
1REC button
Puts the stereo track in record-ready mode.
BSAFE button
Defeats the record-ready state of the stereo track.
CLIBRARY button
Accesses the mastering library.
DStereo bus
Indicates the on/off status of the channels being sent
to the stereo bus. The numbers within the screen
correspond to the following channels.
INPUT 1–8.................Input channels 1–8
P1–P4.........................Pad channels 1–4
TRACK 1–16.............. Track channels 1–16
3Use the [INPUT SEL] keys,
[TRACK SEL] keys, and pad
keys 1–4 to select the channels
that you want to send to the
stereo bus.
The screen will change as follows
each time you press a key or pad
repeatedly.
Tip!
Tip!
•All channels will be turned on by default. However in
order to obtain the best S/N ratio, you should turn off
any channels that you are not using.
•You can also add the signals of the input channels or
pad channels to the mixdown (
→
p. 89).
4If you want to use the mastering library,
move the cursor to the LIBRARY button and
press the [ENTER] key.
The MASTERING LIBRARY popup window will
appear. Turn the [DATA/JOG] dial to select the
desired library data, then move the cursor to the
RECALL button and press the [ENTER] key.
Tip!
Tip!
The mastering library contains data for loading EQ/
dynamics settings into the stereo output channel. (For
details, refer to
→
p. 78)
5If you want to adjust the pan of each track
channel, repeatedly press the Selected Chan-
nel section [PAN/BAL] knob or hold down the
[PAN/BAL] knob and use the CURSOR [ ]/
[] keys to access the PAN page of the PAN
screen.
In this page you can set pairing, phase, and pan for
each channel.
1PAIR
Indicates the paired status of adjacent odd-num-
bered/even-numbered channels. A heart symbol
indicates channels that are paired, and a broken
heart symbol indicates channels that are not paired.
You can also set or defeat pairing in this page by
moving the cursor to a heart symbol and pressing
the [ENTER] key.
Note
Note
Track channels 9/10–15/16 and pad channels 1–4 always
function as paired channels. Pairing cannot be defeated
for these channels.
BPHASE
Switches the phase of the signal of each channel
between normal and reversed. Move the cursor to
this location and press the [ENTER] key to switch
between N (Normal) and R (Reverse) phase.
CPAN
Adjusts the pan (the left/right position when the sig-
nal is sent to the stereo bus or L/R bus) of each
channel.
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